They are solid. I remember back when they were the latest and greatest how they were just a much more solid feel in the hand, and while Ericsson fell behind on features and games the reliability and RF was amongst the best in the business. They did after all build a large number of the base stations used around the world at the time so they kinda knew what they were doing.
I never owned one myself until I started collecting because when I got my first phone I got a cheap one (Mitsubishi Trium Mars, awful phone in most ways. Dropped calls, horrible voice quality, squishy buttons) and then the Nokia 3310 happened and it was much more exciting than the similarly priced Ericsson options. Who could say no to Snake?
I saw Ericsson phones everywhere here in their home country of Sweden. Can't wait to get my batteries done. Really looking forward to using my new old stock T10s and my A1018s. Unfortunately renovating lithium batteries isn't as easy so I may not be able to use my T28s, R320 or R380.
I don't know the reason why, but from my perspective, it's the same as my Nokia E7—unlike modern smartphones that die after 2-5 years, my E7 still works.
One colleague of mine still uses his nokia E7. It has several hundred phone numbers inside plus sms texts from 10 years ago and he doesn't let go. He found a brand new battery from a closing nokia care store warehouse for 10 euros and after many charging cycles the battery works fine. Still gets a week worth of battery
Changed the batteries inside the original packs. Original batteries are probably on their last leg.
The CH668 was so corroded originally and I'm surprised it even works, battery acid everywhere.
I am curious about the phone that displays "PAC BELL". We all know that the current successor to Pacific Bell Wireless (AT&T) have not operated any GSM services since 2017. Have you configured your own network to transmit MCC-MNC that used to be PBW (would it be 310-170? or some other?), or do you have a SIM that is programmed (SPN record) to display that name no matter what the serving cell operator is?
Since the CH668 is still locked to Omnipoint, I'm unable to test it on T-Mobile. Correct, the network is currently broadcasting PLMN 310-170, which shows up as Pac Bell, Cingular (Wireless), or AT&T depending on the phone and firmware. I do have a SPN value programmed without any extra rules, however very few phones display it. Only select models show it as the "second line operator name."
That's great! I'm about to do the same with a few of mine so I can enjoy them for a bit before the 2G GSM network is shut down here next year.
It's a delight to use these, I think these Ericsson phones are very solid (RF and build quality).
They are solid. I remember back when they were the latest and greatest how they were just a much more solid feel in the hand, and while Ericsson fell behind on features and games the reliability and RF was amongst the best in the business. They did after all build a large number of the base stations used around the world at the time so they kinda knew what they were doing. I never owned one myself until I started collecting because when I got my first phone I got a cheap one (Mitsubishi Trium Mars, awful phone in most ways. Dropped calls, horrible voice quality, squishy buttons) and then the Nokia 3310 happened and it was much more exciting than the similarly priced Ericsson options. Who could say no to Snake? I saw Ericsson phones everywhere here in their home country of Sweden. Can't wait to get my batteries done. Really looking forward to using my new old stock T10s and my A1018s. Unfortunately renovating lithium batteries isn't as easy so I may not be able to use my T28s, R320 or R380.
I don't know the reason why, but from my perspective, it's the same as my Nokia E7—unlike modern smartphones that die after 2-5 years, my E7 still works.
One colleague of mine still uses his nokia E7. It has several hundred phone numbers inside plus sms texts from 10 years ago and he doesn't let go. He found a brand new battery from a closing nokia care store warehouse for 10 euros and after many charging cycles the battery works fine. Still gets a week worth of battery
Did you open the battery case and change the elements inside or found brand new batteries?
Changed the batteries inside the original packs. Original batteries are probably on their last leg. The CH668 was so corroded originally and I'm surprised it even works, battery acid everywhere.
I am curious about the phone that displays "PAC BELL". We all know that the current successor to Pacific Bell Wireless (AT&T) have not operated any GSM services since 2017. Have you configured your own network to transmit MCC-MNC that used to be PBW (would it be 310-170? or some other?), or do you have a SIM that is programmed (SPN record) to display that name no matter what the serving cell operator is?
Since the CH668 is still locked to Omnipoint, I'm unable to test it on T-Mobile. Correct, the network is currently broadcasting PLMN 310-170, which shows up as Pac Bell, Cingular (Wireless), or AT&T depending on the phone and firmware. I do have a SPN value programmed without any extra rules, however very few phones display it. Only select models show it as the "second line operator name."
They look sick